Scarlet Traces is a sequel to H.G. Wells’ “The War of the
Worlds” (TWOTW) which postulates that England uses the Martian technology
described in Wells’ book to power a new scientific revolution and maintain the
British Empire. The story fits into the Steampunk genre with advanced
technology in a Victorian setting.

The first volume is a fairly faithful adaptation of The War of the Worlds itself. The second book in the series (although it was published
first) Scarlet Traces is set ten years later in a dramatically altered
England and features a murder investigation and some unpleasant events.The third book is Scarlet Traces. The Great Game which takes
the action forward another thirty years to a time when hostilities between the
two worlds have resumed.

The books are available in attractive hardback editions but
don’t take my word for it. Go and buy them and then come back here to pick up
some of the references.All the books feature great writing by Edginton and
fantastic colour art by D’Israeli. The second and third books feature an
increasing numbers of references to characters and events from British history
and popular culture.

I am somewhat late to this because they were published about
two years ago. However I could not find any annotations on the internet so here
is my attempt.

I am very grateful to the many contributors who have sent me corrections, comments and additional references. This page is developing its own group of 'Scarlet Traces Irregulars' similar to the Divers' Hands who assist Jess Nevins with his annotations. All contributors are acknowledged with their contributions.

All page numbers refer to the hardback collected editions. The
books were published in the following order: Scarlet Traces, The War of
the Worlds, The Great Game which is the order I first read
them. However I cover them in story order as below. When I refer to
book two I
mean Scarlet Traces.